Improvement in folding tables



BRADFIELD. FDLDING-YTABLE;

$1 ,170,515, I Patented Nov. 30,1875.

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JOHN BEADEIELD, on GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN FOLDING TABLE S.

' Specification forming part oi Letters Patent No. 170,515, datedNovember 30, 1875; application filed May 31, 1875. i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN BRADFIELD, of-

Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Folding Tables; and-I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in folding tables; and itconsists in the arrange ment andcombination of parts that will be morefully described hereafter.

The accompanying drawing represents my invention.

A represents the top of a table composed of three parts, the centralone, a, being a narrow straight piece, to which the other parts, 12, arehinged. Under and to the central piece a are firmly secured twosupports, 0, to the outer ends of which are secured the legs d, whichsupports are each one-half the width of the central piece ain thickness,and so placed that theirinner ends overlap under the middle of thetable. To the overlapping ends of the supports 0 are hinged the supports0 for the leaves b, which supports are long enough to allow the legs g,secured to their outer ends,

to overlap the legs d, and, being of the same thickness, these supportswill form a straight line with the supports 0, and bring all four legsin a line. By having the supports 0 of the same thickness, and extendingon a line with the supports 0, and all four legs in a line, they take upno more room than two of the ordinary legs and supports. Suitable stopsit are placed under the sides b of the table to prevent the legs frombeing forced outward too far, and spring-catches t hold the legs inposition against the stops. v

When desired, but one-half of the table may be used, in which case threeof the legs will remain in line and the other be opened outward tosupport the raised leaf.

I am aware that a table having a'narrow top and swinging legs hasheretofore been used; but in this case the legs are attached to one longswinging support, that compels both leaves to be raised at once; In mytable each of the legs is attached to a short separate support, thatallows one or both leaves to be raised, as may be preferred.

Having thus described my invention,

claim- A folding table consisting of the narrow top a, leaves Zr, thesupports 0 0, having the legs secured to their ends, and catches to holdthe legs in position, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand andseal this 14th day of May, 1875.

JNO. BRADFIELD. n s.]

